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TI-2005-01065 Aliases CVE-2005-1127GHSA-3c38-6263-x4qc

Format string vulnerability in the log function in Net::Server 0.87 and earlier, as used…

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Format string vulnerability in the log function in Net::Server 0.87 and earlier, as used in Postfix Greylisting Policy Server (Postgrey) 1.18 and earlier, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via format string specifiers that are not properly handled before being sent to syslog, as demonstrated using sender addresses to Postgrey.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02698 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgrey:postgrey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.16VulnerablePostgrey
cpe:2.3:a:postgrey:postgrey:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.17VulnerablePostgrey
cpe:2.3:a:postgrey:postgrey:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.18VulnerablePostgrey
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgrey:postgrey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.16 Vulnerable ·Postgrey
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgrey:postgrey:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.17 Vulnerable ·Postgrey
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgrey:postgrey:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.18 Vulnerable ·Postgrey

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1127
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3c38-6263-x4qc

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 4

Sources

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